Liolà (film)

Liolà
Liolà
Directed by	Alessandro Blasetti
Written by	Luigi Pirandello (play), Alessandro Blasetti, Sergio Amidei, Adriano Bolzoni, Elio Bartolini
Produced by	Nino Crisman
Starring	Ugo Tognazzi, Giovanna Ralli, Pierre Brasseur
Cinematography	Leonida Barboni; Tonino Delli Colli; Carlo Di Palma
Music by	Carlo Savina
Release date	1963;
Running time	102 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Liolà (Italian pronunciation: [ljoˈla]) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It is based on Liolà, a comedy play by Luigi Pirandello.^[1]

The film was released as A Very Handy Man in the U.S. in 1966.^[2]

Plot summary

In late-nineteenth-century Sicily, the wealthy Zia Croce has a large, successful farm, which she runs with her cousin, Zio Simone. He is married to Mita, and is downcast because they do not have a son to inherit the farm. Zia Croce also has a daughter, who wants a son of her own for the same reason. Their situations are apparently solved, but actually complicated, by the appearance of Liola, whose seductive powers are put by both women to practical use.

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi: Liolà
Giovanna Ralli: Tuzza Azzara
Anouk Aimée: Mita
Pierre Brasseur: Zio Simone Palumbo
Elisa Cegani: Cesa
Dolores Palumbo: Zia Croce
Umberto Spadaro
Graziella Granata

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
^ "A Very Handy Man". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

External links

Liolà at IMDb

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[60s-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

[2] "A Very Handy Man". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.

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